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January 15, 2020 | Metros

Glasgow Metro project makes progress

THE first stage of Glasgow’s proposed metro network has passed its first hurdle, as the scheme to connect Paisley Gilmour Street station to the city's airport and the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (Amids) has received approval from Glasgow City and Renfrewshire councils.

January 15, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Sydney’s new centralised transport authority brings modes together

Howard Collins, incoming COO for Transport for NSW, talks to Mark Carter.

January 15, 2020 | North America

Canadian cities push network expansion

Marco D’Angelo, president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association, talks to David Burroughs.

January 15, 2020 | Metros

São Paulo Metro signs contract to complete Line 17 works

SÃO Paulo Metro signed a Reais 494.8m ($US 119.7m) contract with Constran on January 13 for the resumption of civil works on the Line 17/Gold monorail project, with São Paulo Metro to define the schedule of the works with the company.

January 13, 2020 | Metros

Singapore opens first Thomson-East Coast Line stations

SINGAPORE opened three metro stations on the first section of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) on January 10, ahead of the launch of full operation on January 31.

January 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

Bart to award Hitachi STS $US 798m CBTC contract

THE board of Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) has approved the award of a $US 798m contract to Hitachi Rail STS, United States, to install Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) on the 195km metro network.

January 10, 2020 | Metros

Crossrail on course for summer 2021 opening

CROSSRAIL Ltd has confirmed that the 21km central underground section of the Elizabeth Line between Paddington and Abbey Wood in central London will finally open in summer 2021 and the cost of the project will not exceed the additional funding agreed in December 2019.

January 10, 2020 | Financial

Los Angeles considers private funding for metro expansion

LOS Angeles’ Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is considering various financing options, including public-private partnerships (PPP), in an effort to close major funding gaps as the city looks to expand its metro network ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.

January 8, 2020 | Main line

20 rail projects to watch in 2020

IRJ market analyst, Oscar Sinclair, profiles the 20 rail projects to watch in the next 12 months.

January 3, 2020 | Metros

LTA reports good progress with line upgrades

SINGAPORE’s Land Transit Authority (LTA) says it is making good progress with renewal of the six core systems on the North-South and East-West lines, completing sleeper and third-rail replacement work and resignalling on the lines by the end of 2019.

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